unstreamlined
Not smoothly shaped
Unstreamlined describes something that lacks the smooth, efficient design that reduces resistance or friction.
A vehicle or object that is unstreamlined has shapes, angles, or protrusions that create drag rather than allowing air or water to flow smoothly around it.
The term extends to processes, organizations, or systems that are inefficient, cumbersome, or unnecessarily complex: The company's unstreamlined approval process added weeks to every project.
Awkward and cumbersome
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
- unoptimizedNot made most effective
- bureaucraticExcessively procedural
- overcomplicatedExcessively intricate or elaborate
wasteful · redundant · disorganized · cluttered · ineffective · unproductive · haphazard · unsystematic
Lacking grace or ease
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- unwieldyAwkward to manipulate
- gracelessLacking smoothness or charm
- inelegantLacking grace or refinement
lumbering · ponderous · bulky · heavy-handed · ham-fisted · maladroit · blundering · fumbling
Moving slowly, heavily
- sluggishSlow and inactive
- lethargicLacking energy or alertness
- laggingFailing to keep pace
- dawdlingLeisurely time-wasting
torpid · creeping · crawling · snail-paced · delayed · tardy · dilatory · ponderous
Excessively complex or twisted
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- complicatedDifficult to understand
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
byzantine · labyrinthine · knotty · overwrought · baroque · tortuous · multifaceted · entangled
clunky
Awkward and cumbersome
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
- unoptimizedNot made most effective
- bureaucraticExcessively procedural
overcomplicated · wasteful · redundant · disorganized · cluttered · ineffective · unproductive · haphazard · unsystematic · mismanaged
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
inelegant · lumbering · ponderous · bulky · heavy-handed · ham-fisted · maladroit · blundering · fumbling · crude
plodding
Moving slowly, heavily
dawdling · torpid · creeping · crawling · snail-paced · delayed · tardy · dilatory · ponderous · halting
convoluted
Excessively complex or twisted
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- complicatedDifficult to understand
- elaborateComplex and detailed
tangled · byzantine · labyrinthine · knotty · overwrought · baroque · tortuous · multifaceted · entangled · involved
unstreamlinedstreamlined
Made smooth and efficient
aerodynamic · sleek · hydrodynamic · smooth · tapered
unstreamlinedstreamlined
Made smooth and efficient
efficient · optimized · simplified · lean · rationalized
stream, streamlined, streamline, streamlet, streamlines, streamliner, streamliners